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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Freke make an appearance right after Levy's murder?

2. Who had seen Levy on the night of his disappearance?

3. In Chapter 10, what kind of book does Mr. Piggot enjoy?

4. What does Freke tell Peter to do if he ever wants to come back to his office?

5. Why does Peter refuse to reveal who he believes is the muderer in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Milligan say when asked whether he knew Mr.Levy in Chapter 7?

2. What do Peter, Parker, the Dowager, and others do at the cemetery in Chapter 12?

3. What does Parker tell Peter about Peruvian oil stock in Chapter 7?

4. What instructions does Peter give Parker about a note before leaving with his mother for the country?

5. How does Peter suggest Freke committed the murder of Reuben Levy in Chapter 10?

6. Why does Peter decide to go to the luncheon in Chapter 7?

7. How does Peter initially deal with the lunch with Lady Swaffham in Chapter 7?

8. What does Freke try to give Peter to help his condition in Chapter 11?

9. What does Piggot recall about the dissection that he worked on the previous Tuesday?

10. What information does Bunter learn from Freke's manservant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of jealousy in the novel "Whose Body?" Who is jealous of whom? Why are these characters jealous? How do they act on their jealousy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of disguise in the novel "Whose Body?" What are some examples of disguise in the novel? What are the reasons for these disguises? How do Peter and the other investigators discover the disguises?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the antagonist of the novel, Dr. Julian Freke. What are his defining characteristics? Why is he the antagonist of the novel? As the reader, did you suspect Freke of being the murderer prior to the reveal? Why or why not?

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